County commissions can assess and permit water drainage projects on farmland in the state. However, many feel ill-equipped to make those decisions leaving many counties with no oversight of water projects.
A local newspaper has been livestreaming school board meetings for Mitchell School District in South Dakota since July, and the board is debating whether to formalize the practice or set up its own system.
First permit in the matter will go before the South Dakota Supreme Court Written By: Marcus Traxler | ×
The land of John Millan and Kenneth Hostler is displayed on the monitor at the front of the room during a Davison County Drainage Commission meeting April 20, 2021 at the Davison County North Offices in Mitchell. Millan and Hostler have been on opposite sides of a fight over a drainage permit between Mitchell and Mount Vernon. (Marcus Traxler / Republic)
For a third time, Davison County on Tuesday approved a controversial drainage permit application, which has already been entangled in a year-long court battle upon prior approvals.